Saw-guard



Patented Mar. 1, 1921...

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H. J. TRAVER SAW GUARD.

APPLICATION min MAR. a. 1920.

H. J. TRAVER.

SAW GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 33. 1920. 1,370,072, Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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SAW GUARD. APPLICATION FILED mm. 3. 1920. 1,370,072. Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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SAW GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3 1 920. 1,370,072. Patented Mar. 1, 1921.-

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SAW-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 3, 1920. Serial No. 363,024.

To @52 whom it mag/concern:

Be 1 known that ll HO ER J. T RAVER,.3/

citizen of the United States, residing at herhonkson, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Saw Guards of which the following is a specillCdiZlOIl.

The lnventlon relates to a matically and manually adjustable guards tor circular saws. r

The primary ob ect of the inventionis the rovision'of a uard of this character 7 saw are mounted relatii'e to each other and supported in a novel .manner so that the same can be manually operated relative to the saw and theside guard is automatically shifted when the work to be cut is fed in the path Or the saw so as to not interfere with the cut .ng operation of the latter, while the operator. of the saw will be protected from injury during the cutting operation.

A further object ofthe invention is the provision of a. guard of this character,

wherein the back guard for thesaw can be locked in position relative to said saw so as to he'i'ixedin such posit-ion during the cutting operation, while the side'guard 18 mounted not to interfere with the "vertical adjustment and to avoid undue strain upon the. parts for ad usting the same.

With these and other ob ects in view, the invention consists in the features. of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,

illustrated in p the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended,

saw guard and more'particularly to the class of auto-' Fig.

17-h of Fig.

In the accompanying drawings Flgure 1 is a side elevation of a guard constructed in accordance with the inventlon, shown. supported relative to a circular saw.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical longi- Patented Man 1 192 1.

tudinal sectional View through the lower portion of the hanger for the guard.

F ig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation 'looklng toward the side of the guard opposite to that shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side'elevation of the latch mechanism cooperating with the.

70 Fig. 6 is anedge elevation of the latch" adjusting means for the guard.

mechanism'shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a View showing the adjunct parts of the latch mechanism separated from each other as assembled in Figs. 5 and'6 of the drawings.

Fig.8 is a plan view of the stationary hub plate of the latch mechanism.

Fig. 9 is a View on the lin 9+9 of Fig. i

1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 10 IS a transverse sectlonal view through the lowerisection of the hanger for the guard.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view through the operating handle or crank for the vertical adjustment of the guard.

Fig. guard.

13 is a detail plan view of the locking device for the back guard. V Fig. 14 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 15 is a perspective view showinga section or" the guard. v V Fig. I16is a fragmentary side elevation showing the guard arranged relative to'a circular saw mount used for cutting timbers. Fig. 1'? isa' sectional view on the line '16 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 18 is a side elevation of the guard. Fig. 19 is an edge elevation thereof. Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detaillO designates generally a portion of the. bed frame of a bench saw, 11 the circular saw which has its supporting axle 12 journaled in the frame lQa'nd said saw works through 12 is a perspective view of the side a slot formed in a work table or support 13 in the customary manner, the table or support 13 being a part of theframe 10. The axle 12 of said saw 11 is driven through the medium of suitable connection with an electric motor 1 1 or other source of motive power. These parts may be of the standard or any other desired construction.

Referring now to the guard, the same comprises an upper vertically disposed stationary section 15 and lower slidablesection 16 oif a hanger, he stationary section being bolted or otherwise secured at its uppermost end to a roof rai'ter or joist 17 only a portion thereof being shown. The section .15 has in one face thereof a substantially dove-tailed shaped. slot or guide channel 18, which extends longitudinally thereof and in which is siidably fitted the lower section 16, which is correspondingly shaped to the said slot or channel 18. Adjustably fitted on the upper section 15 is a guide bracket 19 in which is slidably fitted a lifting rod 20 which at its lower end is detachably secured to an eye 21 formed on the lower section 16 and on the raising and lowering of the rod 20 said section 1% can be correspondingly adjusted in the upper section 15 of the hanger;

Formed on the upper section 15 adjacent to the upper end thereoi are spaced bearings 22 in which is journaled the spindle 23 of a guide pulley or wheel 24. whilecarried by said upper section 15 below the guide bracket 19 is a windless support 25 in which is carried. a Windlass 26, the shaft 2? therefor being extended in a forward direction from one side of the support 25 and has removiitted on the free end thereof two part adjustable crank handle 28 which is adapted to be manually turned for imparting movement to the Windlass 26 which has trained about the same a winding and unwinding cable 28, one end 29 thereof being. secured to a cross head 30iiXed to the upper end of the lifting rod while the other A cable is trained over the pub tened to the cross head 30 one end of the cable will be unwound therein and the other end wound thereon and in this manner the lifting rod 20 will be ac- V to.

tuated for the adjustment of the lower section 16 of the hanger. which section is slidable in the upper section ot said hanger as of course that the truss rods 33 are conand bolted or otherwise fastened thereto.

Mounted in the side check 36 of the side guard are spaced pivot bolts 38 on which are engaged the lower female members 39 of adjustable swinging couplers, the upper male members d0 of which are carried upon pivot bolts 1 mounted in the base plate 352. one of thebolts 11 being adjust-ably secured in an arcuate shaped slot 4:2 provided in v said plate 34: to compensate for the swinging movement of the members tO-when the side.

guard. is automatically shifted or manually moved. The members 40 are in adjustable threaded engagement with the female members 39 it being understood of course that either pair of pivot bolts 38 and ii are removed to permit the adjustment of the male and female members 39 and d0 relative to each other. These adjustable couplers including the members 39 and 10 swingingly suspend the side. guard relative to the saw 11, which guard is automatically shifted rearward y when the piece of work is fed to the Sit. 11 and being cut thereby.

Bolted or otherwise fastened to the lower sction of the hanger immediately be neath the base plate 3 1 is the forward end. of a rearwardly and downwardly curved back guard which extends about approximately one quarter or" the periphery of the. saw and this guard 43 is tapered'm the direction of itssforward edge orin a direction towardthe periphery of the saw 11 to avoid jamming or crowding in the cut formed in the timber by'the saw 11 lbfiillf cut thereby. V Superimposed relative to the guard 43 is an auxiliary or supplemental back guard at whicl is bolted or otherwise secured to the section '16 immediately above the point oi connection oi the back guard 43 therewith and this auxiliary or supplementary back guard 41 i follows in the same path with the Mounted centrally in the stationary hub is a pivot bolt 45 on which is journaled a rotatable hub 16 formed with a curved tripping 1101:1147 which extends to engage the forward adjustable coupler suspending the side guard at its forward end over-the formed on said hub '46 aiid'swiveled in this sleeve 51 is the-inner end of a rotatable handle bar 53, the same being formed with a worm screw 54 engaging a locking dog 55 which works within a slot 56 in the bracket 50, the latching end 57 01": said dog 55 being adapted for engagement in either of several keeper notches 58 formed in the periphery of the stationary hub so that the rotatable hub 46 can be locked in adjusted position. The handle bar 53 is rotated in the sleeve 51 and the worm screw 54 thereon acts upon the locking dog to advance or retract the same relative to the stationary hub 35 so as to. bring the latch end 57 of said dog lnto or out of engagement therewith. V lhen the dog 55 is disengaged from the stationary hub 35 byjretracting the latch end 57 out of Qthe keeper notches 58 the rotary hub 46 can be turned on the pivot bolt .45 by swinging the handle bar '53 thusshifting the trip horn 47 so that the side guard can be swung rearwardly to uncover the saw 11 and inevent that it'is desired to have the side guard retained in its rearwardly shifted position the handle bar 53 is manipulated so that the dog 55 will engage with the stationary hub 35 to lock the tripping horn 47 in-its rearwardly shifted position.

Connected with the dog 55 is a guide pin 59 which works throu h a uide 60 carried upon the bracket 50 and surrounding this pin 59 is a eoiled'tension spring 61 which plays against said guide 60 and the dog 55 so as tohold the latter under tension when adjusted by turning the handle bar 53. By manipulating the handle bar 53 it will be clearly apparent that the side guard for the saw 11 can'be manually shifte'drearwardly relative to said saw and locked in said position or the said side guard can be locked against shifting movement when in normal position overhangingthe periphery of the saw 11. However the side guard for the saw 11 in its suspended position overhanging the said saw 11 will be automatically shifted rearwardly when a piece of work is fed to the saw and being cut thereby as will be obvious by reason of the suspension of the side guard through the mecium of the swinging couplers as'hereinbefore described.

Formed in the inner face of the lower section 16 of the hanger is a vertical row of spaced depressions or notches 62 in any one of which, is adapted to frictionally engage a latch lug 63 carried on one end of a bowed leaf spring 64 "adjustably mountedthrough the medium of a bolt 65 and wing nut 66 upon the upper section 15 off the hangerand in this manner the strain upon the cable 28 is relieved when thelower section 16 has 7 been adjusted relative to the uppersection 15 of the hanger, the latch lug 63 being projected through a suitableopening formed in the upper section 15 of the hanger as is clearly shown in detail in Fig. 3 oit the drawings. Y

A safety lock for the back guard43 of the saw 11 is provided in the frame 10 and'comprises an angle bracket 67 which is bolted or otherwise secured to the longitudinal part of the frame .10 rearwardly of the saw 11 and this bracket 67 has fixed thereon a keeper 68 in which is slidably fitted a look ing pin 69, the keeper 68 being formed with a jaw 70 for accommodating the lower end of the back guard '43, which latteris. pro vided with a hole for receiving the locking pin 69 the same being slidable transversely through the jaw 7 O and is held under tension through the medium ofa coiled spring '71 fitted within the'keeper 68 and active upon said pin. The locking pin 69' is pivoted at 72 to a link 73,which is also pivoted at 74 to a crank 75 fixed to the inner end of an operating handle 76' journaled for rocking movement in the frame 10 so that the locking pin 69v can be manually released from engagement with the back guard 43 by manipulating the handle 76 at the'front of the saw frame or'structure, .it being-impossible to elevate the back guard 43 when the same is locked by the locking pin 69 so that there is no possibility of the accidental shifting of the back guard relative to the saw 11 as will be clearly apparent. j

In Figs. 16' and 17 of the drawin s the saw guard includes the side guard 77 and the back guard 8 which are supported and e 110 suspended in a manner as hereinbefore set forth, the guard 7 8 being-preferably of the shape shown, while the guard 77 is constructed identically to theside guard hereiramestructure 80' being mounted upon a foundation, while the saw frame structure 10 hereinbefore type.

To raise and lower the side and back described is of the bench;

inhefore described. Theseguards 77 and 78 are arranged relative to a rotatable saw 79 supported in a saw frame structure 80 for- "the handling of heavy timbers, the saw guards forthe saws 11 and 7 9 it is necessary to manipulate the shaft 27 by the handle 28 so thatthe hangerincluding the sections 15 and 16 can be adjusted by the cable 28 wound upon the windlass 26, the section 16 being slidable in the section 15 of the hanger and saw guard will be clearly understood and normally the side and back guards are positioned relative to the saw as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 a, 16 and 17 of the drawings.

From the foregoing it'is thought that the Construction and manner of operation of the therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A saw guard of the character described,

comprising a side guard adapted to overhang a saw, a back guard for said saw, means swingingly supporting the .side guard, a hanger for both guards, and means for vertically adjusting the hanger.

2. A saw guard of the character described,

' comprising a side guard adapted to overhang a saw, a back guard for said saw,

' means swingingly supporting the side guard,

comprising a 'hang a saw,

sition, means a hanger for both guards, and means for vertically adjusting the hanger, andmeans for manually moving the side guard in a path receding from the saw. 7

3.- A saw guard of the character described, comprising a side guard adapted to overhang asaw, a back guard for said saw,

means swingingly supporting the side guard, a hanger for both guards, means for vertically adjusting the hanger, means for manually moving the side guard in a path receding from the saw, and means vfor locking the manually movable means-in adjusted pos1- 7 .tion.

comprising aside guard adapted to overhang a saw, a back guard for said saw, means swingingly supporting the side guard, a hanger for both guards, means for vertically adjusting the hanger, means for manually moving the side guard in a path receding from the saw, means for locking the manually movable means in adjusted pov lowered working position relative to the saw,

hang a saw, a

and means for releasing the last named means. i, r I

6. A saw guard of the character described, comprising a side guard adapted 'to overback guard forsaid saw,

4. A saw guard of the character described, I

. other end of means swingingly supporting the side guard, a hanger for both guards, means for vertically adjusting the hanger, means for manually moving the side guard in a path receding from the saw, means for lockingthe manually movable means in adjusted position, means for locking the back guardin lowered working position relative to the saw, means for releasing the last named means, and interfitted stationary and slidable sections constituting said hanger.

7. A saw guard of the character described, comprising a side guard adapted to overhang a saw, a back guard for said saw, means swingingly supporting the side guard, a hanger for both guards, means for vertically adjusting the hanger, means for manually moving the side guard in a path receding from the saw," means for locking the manually movable means in adjusted position, means for locking the back guard in lowered working position relative to the saw, means for releasing the last named means, interfitted stationary and slidable sections constituting said hanger, and a Windlass carried by the stationary section, a guide pulley on said stationary section, a lifting rod connected to the movable section, anda winding and unwinding cable connected with the Windlass and having one end trainedover the pulley and connected with said rod, the other end of the cable being also connected with said rod. J

8. A saw guard of the character described,

comprisinga side guard adapted to overhang a saw, a back guard for said saw, means swingin lv supporting the side guard, a hanger for both guards, means for vertically adjusting the hanger, means for manually moving the side guard in a path receding from the saw, means for locking the manually movable means in adjusted position, means for locking the back guard in lowered working position relative to the saw, means forreleasing the last named means, interfitted stationary and slidable sections constituting said hanger, and a Windlass car ried by the stationary section, a guide pulley on said stationary section,a lifting rod connected to the movable section, and a winding and unwinding cable connected with the Windlass and having one end trained over the pulley and connected with saidrod, the the cable being also connected with said rod, and means carried. by'the stationary section and engageable with the movable section to hold the same in adjusted position relative to the stationary section.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

HOMER J. TRAVER. 

